Shirin Shukurov

Shirin Agabala oglu Shukurov was an Azerbaijani Red Army soldier and Hero of the Soviet Union. Shukurov fought in the Caucasus, the Crimea, the capture of Rostov and Voronezh, and the capture of Belarus. In January 1945, Shukurov was a rifleman in the 1133th Rifle Regiment of the 339th Rifle Division, part of the 1st Belorussian Front's 33rd Army. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 27 February 1945 for his actions during the Vistula–Oder Offensive, in which he reportedly killed several German soldiers despite being wounded twice. Shukurov was demobilized postwar. He became chairman of the village council and worked at an oil depot.